Authors, publishers, editors and artists donated 51 items and services to the auction to raise money for the Russian LGBT Network, Rainbow Railroad, American Friends of Rainbow Railroad, and ILGA-Europe. Individuals bid on the items, and the winning bidders then made direct donations in the amount of their bids (or greater) to the organizations of their choice. In order to collect auction prizes, winning bidders provided donation receipts to auction organizers.

The breakdown per organization was:

Russian LGBT Network: $564

Rainbow Railroad: $131

American Friends of Rainbow Railroad: $1,814

ILGA-Europe: $200

More Ways to Help

If you missed the auction, there are still plenty of ways to get involved.

The authors and publishers in Books Save Lives are donating royalties to the Russian LGBT Network and Rainbow Railroad. And Readers & Writers for LGBT Chechens continues to maintain a resource page for individuals looking to make a direct donation, sign a petition, or otherwise get involved.

Thank yous

Thanks to Olivia Helling for organizing the auction and tracking donations. The auction could not have happened without her.

Thanks also to the many authors and book review blogs who publicized the auction, and to the following businesses and individuals for donating items to the auction:

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The Russian LGBT Network works directly with LGBT Chechens and other persecuted sexual and gender minorities in the Russian Caucasus.

ILGA-Europe provides funds to organizations helping vulnerable residents of the Caucasus get to safety.

Rainbow Railroad is a Canadian charity working with local groups to help persecuted LGBT people throughout the world find asylum. They have worked extensively in the Caucasus, helping more than 30 gay and bisexual Chechen men flee to safer countries.